LONDON EYE by GARAGELAND
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Description
The EDF Energy London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the Merlin Entertainments London Eye and before that, the British Airways London Eye) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England. Since 20 January 2011, it has been officially known as the EDF Energy London Eye following a three-year sponsorship deal.
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually. When erected in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, and then the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008. It is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (as the wheel is supported by an A-frame on one side only, unlike the Nanchang and Singapore wheels).
The wheel carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoidal passenger capsules, attached to its external circumference, each capsule representing one of the London Boroughs. Each 10 tonne capsule holds 25 people, who are free to walk around inside the capsule, though seating is provided. It rotates at 26 cm (10 in) per second (about 0.9 km/h or 0.6 mph) so that one revolution takes about 30 minutes. The wheel does not usually stop to take on passengers; the rotation rate is slow enough to allow passengers to walk on and off the moving capsules at ground level.
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Comments (19)
jayfar
This is a really super shot Steve very clear and must have been long range. Very well captured.
Juliette.Gribnau
that's one fantastic capture !!
qrud
Nice sharp capture.
rbowen
Very interesting story and picture!
Bossie_Boots
I live over the other side of the water facing this thing its a fantastic capture !!
Art4u
Love this Pov ...
Crabbycabby
Stunning image. Great work.
blinkings
Very cool. Our version in Australia is almost up and running again after being totally dismantled due to structural problems. These were noticed the day after my daughter and I went up on it!!!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Brilliant pic, and a view of it I've never seen before..MARVELLOUS.
morningglory
Totally awesome!
Feliciti
fantastic captured !!!
A_Sunbeam
Great shot!
debbielove
Its the London Eye... Bugger 'Sponsorship deals'.. To me always has been called that, I have never heard anyone ever call it by any of the other names only, The London Eye.. Your picture? Stunning! A masterpiece of close up photography! From across the River? Well done with that!! Rob
MrsLubner
Amazing information and a most interesting photo. I've never heard of this and now you've added this to my list of What to Dos when I visit. I'll have to see if I can find a full view of this fabulous machine on line. Stellar shot.
awjay
excellent
photosynthesis
Great shot. I'd like to get a ride on this contraption one day...
emmecielle
Great capture! :)
wysiwig
I've seen pictures of this taken from a distance but never this close or with such clear detail. Looks like a scary fun ride. Very cool imag.
Geophree
Excellent shot. I saw it when I was in London but did not get the chance to ride on it.